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Unit 1 Word power
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In the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is. unreliable I feel betrayed by my friend, Hannah. She told others my secret.
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Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend, Matthew and the difference happened to Matthew. quarrel Cheerful and outgoingQuiet and sad
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Adjectives like ‘Unreliable, cheerful, outgoing, quiet, sad’ can be used to describe people’s personality.
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Think of one of your friends and make a description. What kind of person is easy to make friends with? What kind of person is hard to make friends with? Think of one of your friends and make a description. What kind of person is easy to make friends with? What kind of person is hard to make friends with?
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Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality. A: At first, when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friends, I was jealous. But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too. B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term. However, I’m pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.
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positive adjectives negative adjectives
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‘Unreliable, jealous, moody’ are negative, while ‘cheerful, outgoing, open-minded’ are positive.
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Can you divide them into different circles positive negative generous dishonest narrow-minded impolite helpful reliable warm-hearted honest friendly stubborn bad-tempered boring
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The group which come up with the most words wins.
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PositiveNegative generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered moody impolite unkind boring dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered moody impolite unkind boring dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty
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What is synonyms? Words that have the same or similar meaning. What is antonyms? Words that have the opposite meaning.
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Synonyms strong-minded determined shy timid friendly happy … kind cheerful … hard-working lazy generous talkative polite … … rude quiet selfish Antonyms
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Synonyms brave courageous smart clever loyal diligent passionate faithful hard-working open-minded narrow-minded introvert selfish sad happy selfless extrovert Antonyms enthusiastic modest conceited
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Guess the meaning of the following expressions: Giving or ready to give freely: g______ Providing help or always being willing to help others: h _____ Feeling or mood changing quickly: m____ Easily frightened: t____ With one ’ s mind firmly made up: d_______ Fond of talking: t_______ Strong-willed or determined: s___________ Dependable: r_______ enerous elpful oody imid eterminded alkative trong-minded eliable
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Finish the exercise on page 7 keys 1. easy-going 2. quiet 3. shy 4. Friendly 5. honest 6. hard-working 7. serious 8. strict
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One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.
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I have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since … He/She is very,,, … So I like him/her very much. We are both very. But I know he is not perfect, sometimes he is. …… Can you guess who is he/she ?
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Finish the relevant exercise in your Unit Revision.
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